Combination luggage carrier and bed



H. L. RODGERS COMBINATION LUGGAGE CARRIER AND BED June 101 4- 1,497,641

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COMBINATION LUGGAGE CARRIER. AND BED.

Application filed October 30, 1922. Serial No. 597,821.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Homer. L. Rononns, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Kennydale, county of King, State of Washington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination Lu gage Carriers and Beds, of which the to lowing is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in luggage carriers for automobile running boards, and more particularly to collapsible and extendible devices of that character that may be used in the ordinary manner for retaining baggage on the running board and may also be removed and extended to form a bed.

It is the principal object of this invention to provide a device of the above character comprising a pair of detachable, end standards made up of telescopically connected sections which permits the extension ot'the carrier to a suitable height, and wherein a series of tapes are wound on reels in a way that permits them to be extended between standards to form a carrier for the baggage, and when the device is used as a bed, to form the bedding support.

Another object of the invention resides in th manner of mounting the tape reels within the standards and means provided for winding the tapes about the reels when they are not in use, also, in the means for lockin the reels to prevent unwinding.

A still further object resides in the provision of a curtain to be used in connection with the carrier for covering the baggage *to protect it from dust and inclement l ll weather, and which may also be used as a cover for th bed, or as a. shelter tent,

Other objects of the invention reside in the various details of construction of the various parts embodied in the invention and the carrier being shown in extended posi tion.

Figure 2 is a plan view oi the vehicle running board showing the location of the carrier thereon.

Figure 3 is a view showing the carrier collapsed.

Figure 4. is a sectional view transversely of the vehicl showing the luggage carrier and the curtain container, with the curtain extended to enclose the baggage.

Figure 5 is a sectional view, showing the carrier removed from the running board and erected to form a bed, with the curtain extended to "form a shelter tent over the bed.

Figure 6 is a longitudinal section of the upper cross bar of the carrier, showing the tape reels therein.

Figure 6 is an end view of a portion of the carrier showing the ratchet mechanism 1 designates an automobile which may be of any of the ordinary types, havin r a run ning board 2 whereon a luggage or baggage carrier, constructed in accordance with the present'invention, is mounted. The carrier, in its preferred construction, comprises opposite end standards, indicated at 3 and 4:, which are'detachaloly secured in vertical po sition to the running board by means of clamping plates 5 which are fixed to the lower ends of the standards and which fit about the outer edge ofthe board and have clamping screws 6 threaded therethrough and against the under side of the board to hold the standards rigidly in place.

Each standard, as herein illustrated, is made up of three telescopically connected tubular sections, namely a lower section? to which bracket 5 is connected, a central section 8 and an upper end section 9. The upper end sections of the two standards are running boards of different length. Set

screws 12, see Figure 6, hold the cross members at set positions with respect to standard 4.

Extending centrally through tube is a I small shaft' l l, rotatably supported at its drawn out through vertical, re 33' in the standard sections and extended ends in bearings and 16 and provided at one end with a removable crank 17 whereby it may be revolved. At regularly spaced intervals on the shaft 14 are reels 18 whereon tapes 20 are wound and which are extended through slots 21 in the under side of the pipe. At the ends of the tapes are rings or hooks 22 which are adapted to be connected with pins, hooks, or the like, 23, on the cross rod 11, after the tapes have been drawn out, to thereby serve 'as supports for baggage placed upon the running board between the carrier and vehicle body. These tapes may be drawn taut by winding the shaft 14 by means of the crank 17, and to retain them taut, I have provided a spring pressed pawl 25, fixed pivotally to bearing member 16 which engages with a ratchet wheel 26 fixed on the shaft to prevent unwinding. If it is desired to release the tapes, the pawl is lifted from the ratchet so that the shaft may unwind sufliciently that the rings at the I tape ends may be disconnected from the p ns 23,

Located within the two upper sections of the standard 3, I- have provided reels 30 w'hereon tapes 31 are wound. These tapes have loops 32 at'their ends and may be gistering slots horizontally so; that the loops may be connected with pins, or hooks, 3 1 in the stand ard 4 to hold the tapes taut and in crossed I'BlELt'lOH' Wlt'h the vertical tapes. In this way a. sort of net is formed, back of which paekagesbundles, suit-cases, etc, may be carried in safety. These reels 30 are controlled by means of a winding shaft that extends longitudinally within the standard. It comprises a lower squared section 35 that is 'rotatably mounted in a bearing 36 in the lower end of the section and on which lower reel 30is-fixed, and anupper section 37 that telescopes over the upper'portion of section 35 and is rotatable in bearings 39 and 40 fixed respectively in the lower and upper ends of the upper section 9 of the standard. The upper reel 30 is fixed to the shaft 37 and a crank 4:1 is removably fitted onto the upper end of" the shaft whereby the reels may be revolved todraw the tapes taut'or towind them in when not inuse. A lockin device consisting ofa ratchet wheel 42 fixed to the winding shaft and a pawl -13 on the end of the standard 3, is provided to prevent unwinding of the tapes while extended across the carrier.

1 have provided set screws 45 in the two lower sections of each standard which may be tightened to hold the parts at any position of adjustment. If it is not desired to use the carrier at its full extension, the

screws 4:5 may be loosened and the standard locked by the means provided so as to pre- I vent unwinding.

To be used in connection with the carrier device above described, I have provided a curtain or cover 50. This is wound upon a shaft 51 contained within a tube 52- that is (1 removably fixed at its ends in brackets 53 that in turn are secured to the running board 2 adjacent the body of the vehicle. This curtain may be drawn out through a longitudinally extended slot 54: in the tube, and extended over the baggage, as shown in Figure. 41, and is provided at its end with loops or eyelets adapted to hook onto pins 55 in the cross rod 1 1 between the standards. In this, way the curtain serves as a. protecting cover for the baggage, keeping ofi' dust and rain. When the curtain, or cover, is not in use, it may be wound into the tube by revolving the shaft 51, and for this purpose I have provided it at one end with av crank 56. I also provide a locking pawl 57 and ratchet wheel 58 on the tube and shaft, for holding the latter from unwinding, as described in connection with the tape winding device,

To adapt the carrier for use as a bed when detachedfrom the running boards. I have provided legs 60 at the ends of the cross rods 14 and 16. These logs are pivotally fixed to the rods and when not in use can be folded against the same as in Figure l, and will be out of the way. \Vhen they are to be used to support the carrier as a bed. they are swung outwardly, the carrier re leased, and placed on the ground as illustrated in Figure 5. When used in this manner, the tapes of the carrier are drawn taut between the standards and cross bars and serve as supports for bedding.

By placing the bed alongside of the running board, as shown in Figure 5, the curtain 50 may be extended upwardly over the bed and will serve as a protection to the one using the bed. Poles would be provided to support the upper end of the extended ourtain, or it would be tied to suitable support ing means.

It is intended also in some instances to g place the curtain container on the side of the vehicle opposite the bed and to draw the curtain out to close the vehicle at that side, then across the top of the vehicle and over the bed. In this way the vehicle and bed are both enclosed. Suitable side curtains could be provided for attachment to the main cur.- tain so that a complete tent could be made. Both the luggage carrier and curtains are removable so that they can, if desired, be removed from the running board.

I claim:

1. In a baggage carrier adapted to be attached to the runningboard of a vehicle opposite end standards, securing means at the lower ends of the standards, a plurality of tape reels mounted in one of the standards, anchor devices fixed on the opposite standard, tapes wound on said reels and adapted to be drawn taut between the standards and detachably fixed to said anchors.

2. In a baggage carrier adapted to be attached to the running board of a vehicle opposite end standards, each having a plurality of telescoping sections, means at the lower ends of the standards for securing them to the running board, anchor devices on one of the standards, tape reels mounted within the opposite standard and tapes wound on said reels and adapted to be drawn out and secured to the anchor devices of the opposite standard for the purpose set forth.

3. A device of the character described comprising opposite end standards with securing means at their lower ends, cross bars joining the upper and lower ends of the standards, anchor devices on one of the standards and on the lower cross bar, tape reels mounted within one of the standards and within the upper cross bar and tapes Wound on said reels adapted to be drawn out and secured at their ends to the anchor devices for the purpose set forth.

4:- A device of the character described comprising opposite end standards with securing means at their lower ends whereby A '1 they may be removably attached to a running board, each of said standards compr1s ing a plurality of telescoping sections, cross bars joining the upper and lower sections of the standards, anchor devices mounted in the lower cross bar and one of the standards, tape reels mounted within the upper cross bar and one of the standards and adapted to be drawn out and secured to the anchors and means for retaining the telescoping sections at different positions of adthrough the upper cross member, tape reels mounted on said winding shafts and tapes wound 011 said reels adapted to be drawn out and secured to the anchor members and means for locking the winding shafts.

6. A combination baggage carrier and bed comprising opposite end standards each comprising a plurality of telescopically joined sections, means at the lower ends of the standards whereby they may be detachably secured to a vehicle running board,

cross rods extended between upper and lower ends of the standards, adjustable tapes contained within one of the standards and within one of the cross rods and adapted to be drawn out and attached to the opposite standard and rod as a baggage or bedding support, and legs hingedly fixed to opposite ends of the cross bars to support the device when used as a bed.

7. A combination baggage carrier and bed, comprising a pair of telescoping standards with clamping means at their lower ends whereby they may be detachably secured to a running board, cross bars extended between the upper and lower ends 9 of the standards, means for retaining the standards at different positions of adjustment, anchor devices mounted on one of the standards and one of the cross bars, tape reels mounted within the opposite standard and cross bar, tapes wound on said reels adapted to be drawn out and secured at their ends to the anchor members to form a ba gage or bedding support and legs pivotalIy fixed to the cross bars to support the device when used as a bed.

Signed at Seattle, Washington, this 23rd day of October, 1922. .7

Homer: L. RODGERS. 

